Tarn Hill, Brighton Road, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6BU
About Tarn Hill
Tarn Hill is a detached house in Handcross, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6BU). It has a recorded floor area of 225 m² (around 2422 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
At 225 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: October 2019 at £995,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,107,000 is 11.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£411/sq ft) was about 46.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Tarn Hill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Tarn Hill has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Tarn Hill was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,107,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 20 years.
£995,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
7 October 2019Most recent
£995,000
+48.5%over 13 years5 October 2006
£670,000
+15.5%over 2 years31 October 2003
£580,000
+56.8%over 4 years23 May 1999
£370,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 6BU: £445,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in RH17 6BU
6 Walters Mews, Brighton Road, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6BU
Sold Jul 2024
£425,0001 Laburnham Cottages, Brighton Road, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6BU
Sold Apr 2024
£465,0002 Jessamine Cottages, Brighton Road, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6BU
Sold Jun 2023
£445,0002 Primrose Cottages, Brighton Road, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6BU
Sold Oct 2019
£342,000Fortnum House, Brighton Road, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6BU
Sold May 2019
£509,000
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Brighton Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for Tarn Hill lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,422
Street avg £3,545
Floor Area
225 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Garden House — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Handcross Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.0dB